Regent Assay Development Capital
Regent Assay Development Capital and funds advised by Regent Assay Corporate Finance have invested a 7 figure sum into DBK LLP, the UK’s leading independent project management and cost consultancy services provider to the property and construction industry.
Headquartered in Birmingham and with offices in London, Manchester and Bournemouth, DBK provides bespoke consulting services to many of the UK’s leading property developers. Established in 1978 and with a turnover of approximately £7m pa and 80 skilled property consultants, DBK has positioned itself as a leading service provider in its field.
GE Capital
We assisted with the dramatic turnaround in the prospects of specialist food importer Visual Foods.
Visual (formerly Vision Seafoods), one of the UK’s largest importers of warm water prawns with a turnover of £22m, together with sister company Dragon Delight unexpectedly found itself in administration due to financial problems at its holding company.
During a frantic few weeks of activity, Regent Assay helped to raise a £4.75m working capital facility, which together with funds from a private investor enabled the management team to acquire the business from the administrators. In a comparatively short time, Regent Assay helped ensure that Visual and Dragon could continue to trade, protecting both business and employees.
Xchanging
Regent Assay were lead financial advisers to University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust on the formation of a new HR and payroll business. UHB, which runs the Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak hospitals, treats over half a million patients per annum and employs more than 6,500 people in the Midlands. Its existing payroll function currently serves 10% of NHS employees across the UK.
This public/ private partnership with Xchanging is intending to use UHB’s existing platform to develop a market leading HR and payroll business across the NHS. Xchanging is one of the world’s leading business processing services companies.